Society & Economicsarticle2026-08-28

African Pharmakon: The Asylum as Shrine from Slavery to the Return

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Abstract

Nana Osei Quarshie’s African Pharmakon: The Asylum as Shrine from Slavery to the Return makes a significant contribution to the history of psychiatry in Africa. In Quarshie’s account, psychiatry in...

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View paper (DOI)OpenAlexCanadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africainesPublished 2026-08-28

Authors: Richard Oware

Institutions: University of Saskatchewan